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Thihagoda needs cooperative wholesale outlet

[May 22 2013]

The people of Thihgoda Divisional Secretariat Division are in need of a cooperative wholesale outlet in the Thihagoda town.

 

Man with heroin gets RI, fine

[May 17 2013]

A man who was found guilty to the charges of possessing heroin and trading them was sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment suspended for two years and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 by Galle High Court Judge K B K Hiriburegama .

 

Technical college for Mannar

[May 16 2013]

A new technical college is to be established in Mannar to promote technical education in the Eastern Province. The Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry and UNICEF recently signed the memorandum of understanding in this regard.

 

Watcher slays landlady

[May 15 2013]

A 62 year old watcher of a coconut estate in Alawwa was taken into custody by Alawwa Police in connection with the murder of a woman, the owner of the estate by stabbing her with a knife. The woman was identified as Nalini Dissanayake, 48, a mother of one.

 

Roads closed for Victory Day rehearsals

[May 12 2013]

The Galle Face Circular Road and the Circular Road at the Presidential Secretariat will be closed until May 18 as the area is assigned for rehearsals of the Armed Forces preparing to mark Victory Day on May 18, a release issued by the Media Centre for National Security said.

 

SE university academic sessions begin on May 27

[May 12 2013]

The academic session of the first semester of the Southern Eastern University for all students of the Faculty of Arts and Culture, Faculty of Management and Commerce, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Languages, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of Engineering will commence on May 27, the university said in a release.

 

Mahogany logs seized

[May 12 2013]

Five suspects transporting 52 Mahogany logs in a truck without a permit were apprehended by the Kandy Police Frauds Unit at Attaragama, Katugastota.

 

Water cut in Fort and Pettah today

[May 11 2013]

A 12-hour water cut will be imposed today to Sunday morning in the Colombo Fort and Pettah areas, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) sources said. The water cut will be imposed from 8 pm today to 8 am tomorrow.

 

Several luxury vehicles seized

[May 09 2013]

Sri Lanka Customs seized several luxury vehicles brought to the country on a false import declaration to avoid paying higher taxes. Customs spokesman Lesly Gamini said his department’s sleuths seized two cars and one van which were fraudulently declared as excavators.

 

ALs from Aug 5 to 31

[May 05 2013]

The 2013 GCE Advanced Level examination will be held from August 5 to 31 while the Grade 5 Scholarship exam is scheduled to be held on August 25, Examinations chief said.

 

 

A caring President: President Mahinda Rajapaksa participated in the Isuru Saviya International Cooperative Day ceremony held at the Kurunegala Welagedara Grounds on Saturday. The event also marked the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Movement of Sri Lanka after legalizing its operations. North Western Province Governor Tissa Balalla, Central Province Governor Sarath Ekanayake, North Central Province Governor Karunaratne Divulgane, North Western Province Chief Minister Athula Wijesinghe, Cooperatives and Internal Trade Deputy Minister Basheer Segu Dawood, ministry secretary Sunil S Sirisena and National Cooperative Council chairman Bandu Ranawaka also participated. Picture by Chandana Perera

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Defence Ministry, experts review unaltered video probe launched :

Fresh probe launched

The Defence Ministry and a panel of experts have launched a fresh analysis to review the unaltered video used to create the fake Channel 4 documentary during the last stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka, Army Media spokesman Major General Ubaya Madewela told the Daily News yesterday.

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Jaffna development process fast tracked

Action has been taken to fast track the development process in the Jaffna district on the President’s instructions, said Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. The minister who is also the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Jaffna development said so during a visit to Jaffna on Saturday to obtain feed back from the civilian community on the development work in the Northern peninsula.

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Deduruoya project inauguration in 2013

The Deduruoya irrigation project, Sri Lanka’s first modern reservoir built utilizing local engineering technology will be inaugurated in mid 2013. This is the sixth largest irrigation project in the country and the largest irrigation project in the Kurunegala district, Irrigation and Water Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.

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First half of this year records

Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit statistics reveal that 10,010 dengue cases have been reported in the island with 77 deaths during the first half of this year. The most number of cases were reported in the Colombo district. This figure is 3,745. A total of 27 deaths were reported in Colombo during the past six months. Last month alone, 1,478 dengue cases have been reported in Colombo.

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